R07-011
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
4 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, URGING
5 MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO
6 SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING ISSUES DURING THE
7 2007 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
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11 WHEREAS, municipal self-determination and local self-government are constantly
12 under attack from a variety of public and private interests; and
13 WHEREAS, numerous counties have recently proposed revisions to their charters
14 that would adversely impact the Home-Rule powers of municipalities within those counties;
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16 WHEREAS, a majority of Florida's municipalities have experienced negative
17 impacts to infrastructure, housing stock and employment base from a series of natural
18 disasters; higher than expected increases in the cost of building products; double-digit
1 increases in the cost of property insurance; and inequities in the existing property-tax
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WHEREAS, Florida's continuing population increase has presented a challenge to
cities struggling to meet the infrastructure needs required to accommodate new growth and
development without an infrastructure revenue source dedicated to municipalities; and
WHEREAS, various proposed revisions to the property-tax system would have
substantial adverse impacts for all municipalities in Florida should they be adopted; and
WHEREAS, Florida's municipalities are dependent on other governmental entities
for financial stability and under the current system the state, counties, and school districts,
control all funding sources authorized for implementing capital improvements and
2 complying with concurrency requirements; and
3, WHEREAS, Gov. Charlie Crist and Florida's House and Senate leaders have an
4 opportunity to address the unique concerns of municipalities during the upcoming 2007
5 legislative session.
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7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
8 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THAT:
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Section 1.
The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as
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13 Section 2. That the City of Boynton Beach urges Governor Charlie Crist and
14 members of the Florida Legislature to support legislation during the 2007 legislative session
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16 . Restores and maintains municipal Home-Rule authority for municipalities located
17 within charter counties;
18 . Supports a tax structure that is fair and equitable, and is competitively neutral and
19 allows municipalities the flexibility to provide adequate services in their
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21 . Preserves the dedicated documentary stamp fees as a funding source for the State and
22 Local Government Housing Trust Fund (Sadowski Trust Fund), eliminates the cap
23 placed on fund distribution, and prohibits any of these trust fund dollars from being
24 diverted to the General Revenue Fund.
25 . Provides a comprehensive and uniform workers' compensation system for all
26 municipal employees, regardless of employee classification, at a reasonable cost to
27 employers.
28 . Provides a dedicated and recurring source of revenue, including municipal local-
29 option fuel taxes, rental-car surcharges, or other taxes or fees, for municipalities to
30 fund transportation projects such as TRIP, urban arterial and other projects.
31 Furthermore, the existing distribution formula for local-option transportation taxes
32 imposed by a county should be revised to allow for a more equitable distribution to
33 municipalities and provides for indexing oflocal-option fuel taxes.
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. Requires legislative authorization prior to the Florida Department of Transportation
removing or delaying any project that is contained in the FDOT Five-Year Work
Plan.
. Preserves municipal authority to franchise cable and video services.
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Section 3. That a copy of this resolution shall be provided to Gov. Charlie Crist,
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Senate President Ken Pruitt, House of Representatives Speaker Marco Rubio and members
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of the Florida Legislature.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of Boynton Beach, this ~ Day of
January, 2007.
ATTEST:
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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